Sioux Falls, South Dakota - Governor Kristi Noem is continuing to defend her infamous dog killing story with a litany of new excuses and passing of the buck.

On Wednesday night, Noem sat down for an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, where she revived a tired Donald Trump line to defend her story.

"Well, Sean, you know how the fake news works," she said.

"They leave out some or most of the facts of a story, they put the worst spin on it, and that's what's happened in this case."

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Noem has been receiving harsh backlash after an excerpt from her upcoming memoir No Going Back was made public in which she tells the story of how she killed a 14-month-old dog named Cricket because she believed he was "untrainable."

Critics have argued that the dog was very young, and have pointed to a number of alternative measures she could have taken such as putting him up for adoption or taking him to a shelter.

Noem argued to Hannity that the canine was "a working dog... not a puppy," and insisted she "had" to do it, even though she describes herself as "a dog lover."

"I had a choice between keeping my small children and other people safe, or a dangerous animal, and I chose the safety of my children," she said.

Noem urged viewers to purchase the memoir when it is released on May 7 so they can "find out the truth" for themselves.